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PASHASANA (NOOSE POSTURE)

The Sanskrit term pasha means “noose.” Noose refers here to the position of the arms, which are thrown like a noose around the legs. Pasha is also one of the thousand names of the Lord Shiva, who is also called Pashaye, Lord with the noose.³ The Hatha Yoga Pradipika starts with the assertion that it was the Lord Shiva (known in this case as Adinatha, or “primeval master”) who first taught yoga.⁴ What could be more befitting than to start the Intermediate Series with an homage to the moon-crested Lord who is held to be the author of yoga?